Term 4 Date: 15th October Morning Session: Spent time with Anne reflecting on both the GAFE (Google Apps For Educators) Summit and the Ulearn Conference. Spent time exploring Google Drive, Google Forms and Google Spreadsheets. Anne emailed Lucy as there are currently issues re accessing Google sites within the school. We accessed Rob Clarke's resources from GAFE. Paula contacted Rob via Twitter to see if he was attending the Chch Educamp and to try and make further contact re PD around forms such as his EOTC set up. Middle Block: Worked with the BP Challenge group to create a 'presentation' to show what the BP challenge was all about. 3 learners chose to use iMovie, 2 chose Keynote and 2 chose to create a slideshow using iPhoto. Afternoon Block: Dave, Paula and Anne met to discuss ICT in STM in 2013. What might this look like? After attending the GAFE Summit and further PD Anne and Bevan are very keen to discontinue the use of KnowledgeNet and move over to Teacher Dashboard (Hapara) using Google Apps. Discussions were had re expected impact (Website, Hosting, Cost, Administration Responsibility, Teacher Expectations at each level, Strategic Plan re proposed direction ).
Term 3 Date: 20th September Morning Session: BP Challenge 12.30 - 3.00 Moira - Worked with a small group of children using iPads and the Comic Life App (while teacher worked with rest of class) Karen - Problem solved re itunes and Mac computer Susan - Asked for sites to use on IWB (Paula to email these to her) Michelle - Worked in class one on one with Michelle as class worked independently. Introduced the Movie Maker App. Tai - Worked in space 'between' the class with a small group of learners to introduce the App My Story (Teacher worked with class)
Timetable for Paula ( working with teachers on Ipads and/or Blogs)
Monday:
9..15 - 9.45 Judith
9.45 – 10.30 Teresa
11.00 – 11.45 Michelle (internet challenges reschedule another session for tomorrow)
11.45 – 12.30 Moira
1.30-2.15 Leon and Anne
Staff meeting 3.30 - 4.30
Tuesday:
9.00 Karen R4
9.45 Brigit R7
11.00 David Bach R6
11.45 Tai R15 1.00 Michelle
1.30 Geek Force - Project (MADE Awards)
Individual Goal sheets were completed for each teacher with a future focus with the expectation that this goal would be referred and revisited (Friday 24/2/12)
Who was involved:
Paula Jamieson (Facilitator)
1 Teacher Aide
Teachers: Karen, Judith, Tai, Moira and Brigit. Day 2 Term: 1 Date: 24/2/12 Time: 7.30 - 8.30 Leads Breakfast Meeting 8.45 - 3.30 St Mary's
Michelle (revisiting yesterdays workshop, Adding Photo's, Editing a Post, Setting Goal and future direction)
Karen (Reflecting on goal set 2 weeks ago - discussion in library with class present), Tai and Brigit (reflection on goal and set future challenge to revisit in Term 2)
Afternoon Block Session
Brigit shown how to move videos from HOME page to VIDEO page, address changed to include 'Rotorua'.
Michelle afternoon (Answering questions re Labels, Set up security on comments, Changed Address to include 'Rotorua' in URL)
Judith (lunchtime and after school discussion re KnowledgeNet, Podcasting and Blogging)
Who was involved:
Paula Jamieson (Facilitator Day 3 Term: 2 Date: 2/5/12 Time: 7.30 - 9.00 Town and Country Management Meeting 9.00 - 5.30 St Mary's Staff
Pizap (had a run through of using ‘cut out’ for ‘Greenscreening’)
Discussed TOD expectations and ‘options’. Karen (and her team) has offered to support Moira in her taster session presentation.
Tai
Video onto blog (showed how to upload to You Tube and Vimeo)
Discussed photo tools eg Picture Trail, Kizoa and Pizap - to discuss further with Karen re ‘how to’
Brigit
Relooked at Blog set up - went over the differences between editing the HOME page and individual ‘PAGES’ (eg Videos). Moved content from home page to the video page for her (but made sure she had written down steps and can now do this herself). Discussed safety aspects of using YouTube links vs embedded videos.
Discussed purpose - for communicating with Parents (set up a new page HOMEWORK).
Discussed how to place a ‘text gadget’ on the HOME page so that she could update weekly ‘notices’ to parents.
Dave
Attempted with no success - to get his laptop to connect to the school wireless (noticed that none of his proxy settings were the same as my machine reset these but till no luck with wireless as it was trying to connect to ‘Airport 4’ which it stated did not have an IP addess?)
Also looked at his iPad (who’s emails were sitting in the outbox and not sending). It now goes through the Smart Net server (I added the URL __http://intranet.stmarys.rotorua.school.nz/prozy.pac__ to his settings which now means he can access the internet a lot faster but unfortunately didn’t solve his mail issue).
Senior Team - after school meeting Focus - Podcasting
Who was involved:
Paula Jamieson (Facilitator)
See above for individual staff names. Day 4 Term: Date: Time:
Programme/ PD Activities:
Who was involved:
Paula Jamieson (Facilitator) Day 5 Term: Date: Time:
Programme/ PD Activities:
Who was involved:
Paula Jamieson (Facilitator)
Day 1 Term: 1 Date: 28/02/11 Time: 8.45 - 4.45
Programme/ PD Activities: Access setup to schoolwide systems (eg. Airport/Intranet/KnowledgeNet) Discussed Past/Present/Future direction Viewed and discussed Strategic plan Viewed and dicussed KnowledgeNet plan/direction/website Discuss SOLO swapped resources Classroom walkthroughs/familiarising facilitator with school layout Discussed past teacher data collected Formatted a teacher survey to measure teacher change/growth and future needs Senior Management Meeting: Reviewed ground covered Asked and answered questions Established clear guidelines and expectations for future PD (re Schoolwide vs Clusterwide) Staff meeting: Discussed links between Eric Frangeheim PD and SOLO Viewed and shared SOLO rubric (Thinking Skills) Discussed and previewed Cluster Reflective Survey Provided staff time to complete survey.
Who was involved: Paula Jamieson (Facilitator) Anne (Lead Teacher) Dave (Principal) Leon (DP). Whole Staff (staff meeting)
Future Focus: Anne to email Paula ICT Strategic plan Paula to provide link/access to Anne to view Survey Monkey Results/Data
Day 2 Term: 1 Date: 13/4/11 Time: 10.30 - 3.30
(Later start as morning spent at Principal/Management
meeting at Glenholme with RCICT Cluster)
Programme/ PD Activities:
Junior teachers - Looking at infusing ICT throughout current planning.
SOLO - where does SOLO fit for Juniors.
Topic (sites/resources)
Who was involved:
Paula Jamieson (Facilitator
Junior teachers (2)
Future Focus/Follow-up:
Day 3 Term: 2 Date: 11/5/11 Time: 8.20 - 4.15
Programme/ PD Activities: 8.30-9 Milestone Coverage 9-10.30 ( 2 x 45 min sessions with Middle School teachers in their classrooms on using Ipod Touch and Ipad to develop literacy skills.) 11 – 12.30 Teacher Aides - using Ipads in the classroom with special needs and low ability learners. 1.30-3pm Middle school (one class) 3.15-4.15 Middle and Senior School staff – Flip videos.
Who was involved:
Paula Jamieson (Facilitator)
Anne (Lead Teacher)
3 Middle School Classroom Teacher3 - groups of students
Middle and Senior Staff
Day 4
Term: 2
Date: 20/6/11
Time:
Programme/
PD Activities: Morning and Middle Block:
Senior team teachers individually.
They want ideas for how to
capture student reflections for KnowledgeNET -
please can you show them a variety of
ways - voice, video ( have Macbooks and Flip videos) etc etc. Afternoon Block:
1pm - 2.50pm
Teacher aides on more ideas for
using the Ipads with special needs and English Language Learner students.
Finish school at 2pm
Lunch 12-1pm that day (usually 12.30 - 1.30).
Staff are meeting with Rosemary Cathcart from 2.30- 3.30pm for an
introduction to our next concept for Term 3 - Globalisation.
Feel free to join this meeting when finished with teacher aides. (as a participant not a
presenter).
Meet with Anne 3.30pm
Who was involved: Paula Jamieson (Facilitator) Senior Teachers: David, Judith, Sheryl, Susan and Teresa Teacher Aides: Note: Also attended Whole school staff meeting
Day 5 Term: 3 Date: 3/8/11 Time: 8.15 -
Programme/ PD Activities: Morning Session: Bevan - Dropbox, Music File Conversion, Delicious,
Basic Mac 'housekeeping' eg Command/Tab to quickly view whats open and then Q to quit. Printing from iPad. Using Dropbox on the iPad. 'Viewing' an authentic iPad lesson
(see https://ipaddle.wikispaces.com/iPad+Lessons ).
Discuss presentation for Cluster Conference and possible blurb ideas.
Middle Block: Judith - Writing blurb for Super 7 Conference.
Teacher Aides - Using digital cameras effectively
(Shared the Rule of thirds resource and Tell a Story Wiki).
Explored Apps and options for downloading and managing photos on the iPads.
TA's took 5 photo's each and downloaded onto iPad to show their understanding of the concept of rule of thirds.
Afternoon Block: Karen and Michelle - Briefed re expectations for Cluster Conference.
Planned breakout and wrote blurb.
Anne and two Enrichment students - viewed digital photo's taken previously.
Discussed and role model editing and manipulation using iPhoto.
Discussed criteria for MADE awards and possible entries to date.
Who was involved:
Paula Jamieson (Facilitator)
Anne, Bevan, Judith, Teacher Aides (x5) , Michelle, Karen
Two Students (Mia and Sam)
Day 6 Term: 3 Date: 27/09/11 Time: 8.30 - 5.00
Programme/ PD Activities:
Morning Session working with 6 learners to convert hardcopy storybooks into digital form.
One group - iMovie.
2 groups Keynote.
Middle Block working with Anne and Dave to reflect on Melbourne trip and to look at future impact to St Mary's eg planning new buildings alterations/spaces.
Afternoon block working with 2 Junior teachers to look at uploading to knowledgeNet, creating sub pages, uploading to Filing Cabinet etc.
Discuss future use/direction/purpose, integration into team reflection etc.
Term 4
Date: 15th October
Morning Session: Spent time with Anne reflecting on both the GAFE (Google Apps For Educators) Summit and the Ulearn Conference. Spent time exploring Google Drive, Google Forms and Google Spreadsheets. Anne emailed Lucy as there are currently issues re accessing Google sites within the school. We accessed Rob Clarke's resources from GAFE. Paula contacted Rob via Twitter to see if he was attending the Chch Educamp and to try and make further contact re PD around forms such as his EOTC set up.
Middle Block: Worked with the BP Challenge group to create a 'presentation' to show what the BP challenge was all about. 3 learners chose to use iMovie, 2 chose Keynote and 2 chose to create a slideshow using iPhoto.
Afternoon Block: Dave, Paula and Anne met to discuss ICT in STM in 2013. What might this look like? After attending the GAFE Summit and further PD Anne and Bevan are very keen to discontinue the use of KnowledgeNet and move over to Teacher Dashboard (Hapara) using Google Apps. Discussions were had re expected impact (Website, Hosting, Cost, Administration Responsibility, Teacher Expectations at each level, Strategic Plan re proposed direction ).
Term 3
Date: 20th September
Morning Session: BP Challenge
12.30 - 3.00
Moira - Worked with a small group of children using iPads and the Comic Life App (while teacher worked with rest of class)
Karen - Problem solved re itunes and Mac computer
Susan - Asked for sites to use on IWB (Paula to email these to her)
Michelle - Worked in class one on one with Michelle as class worked independently. Introduced the Movie Maker App.
Tai - Worked in space 'between' the class with a small group of learners to introduce the App My Story (Teacher worked with class)
Timetable for Paula ( working with teachers on Ipads and/or Blogs)
Monday:
9..15 - 9.45 Judith
9.45 – 10.30 Teresa
11.00 – 11.45 Michelle (internet challenges reschedule another session for tomorrow)
11.45 – 12.30 Moira
1.30-2.15 Leon and Anne
Staff meeting 3.30 - 4.30
Tuesday:
9.00 Karen R4
9.45 Brigit R7
11.00 David Bach R6
11.45 Tai R15
1.00 Michelle
1.30 Geek Force - Project (MADE Awards)
Day 1
Term: 1
Date: 10/2/12
Time: 8.30 - 3.00
Programme/
PD Activities:
First Block: Teacher Aide (Word, Using Tables), 1 Teacher Blogging
Middle Block: 2 Teachers Blogging
Afternoon Block: 2 Teachers Blogging
Individual Goal sheets were completed for each teacher with a future focus with the expectation that this goal would be referred and revisited (Friday 24/2/12)
Who was involved:
Paula Jamieson (Facilitator)
1 Teacher Aide
Teachers: Karen, Judith, Tai, Moira and Brigit.
Day 2
Term: 1
Date: 24/2/12
Time:
7.30 - 8.30 Leads Breakfast Meeting
8.45 - 3.30 St Mary's
Programme/
PD Activities:
Morning Session
Podcasting with Garageband - 1 Teacher 16 Learners
Middle Block Session
Blogging:
- Michelle (revisiting yesterdays workshop, Adding Photo's, Editing a Post, Setting Goal and future direction)
- Karen (Reflecting on goal set 2 weeks ago - discussion in library with class present), Tai and Brigit (reflection on goal and set future challenge to revisit in Term 2)
Afternoon Block SessionBrigit shown how to move videos from HOME page to VIDEO page, address changed to include 'Rotorua'.
Who was involved:
Paula Jamieson (Facilitator
Day 3
Term: 2
Date: 2/5/12
Time: 7.30 - 9.00 Town and Country Management Meeting
9.00 - 5.30 St Mary's Staff
Programme/
PD Activities:
Ruth - set up library blog __www.stmaryslibraryrotorua.blogspot.co.nz__
Karen - blogging (revisited goals - ongoing)
Showed
Discussed TOD expectations and ‘options’. Karen (and her team) has offered to support Moira in her taster session presentation.
Tai
Brigit
Relooked at Blog set up - went over the differences between editing the HOME page and individual ‘PAGES’ (eg Videos). Moved content from home page to the video page for her (but made sure she had written down steps and can now do this herself). Discussed safety aspects of using YouTube links vs embedded videos.
Discussed purpose - for communicating with Parents (set up a new page HOMEWORK).
Discussed how to place a ‘text gadget’ on the HOME page so that she could update weekly ‘notices’ to parents.
Dave
Attempted with no success - to get his laptop to connect to the school wireless (noticed that none of his proxy settings were the same as my machine reset these but till no luck with wireless as it was trying to connect to ‘Airport 4’ which it stated did not have an IP addess?)
Also looked at his iPad (who’s emails were sitting in the outbox and not sending). It now goes through the Smart Net server (I added the URL __http://intranet.stmarys.rotorua.school.nz/prozy.pac__ to his settings which now means he can access the internet a lot faster but unfortunately didn’t solve his mail issue).
Senior Team - after school meeting
Focus - Podcasting
Who was involved:
Paula Jamieson (Facilitator)
See above for individual staff names.
Day 4
Term:
Date:
Time:
Programme/
PD Activities:
Who was involved:
Paula Jamieson (Facilitator)
Day 5
Term:
Date:
Time:
Programme/
PD Activities:
Who was involved:
Paula Jamieson (Facilitator)
Term: 1
Date: 28/02/11
Time: 8.45 - 4.45
Programme/
PD Activities:
Access setup to schoolwide systems (eg. Airport/Intranet/KnowledgeNet)
Discussed Past/Present/Future direction
Viewed and discussed Strategic plan
Viewed and dicussed KnowledgeNet plan/direction/website
Discuss SOLO swapped resources
Classroom walkthroughs/familiarising facilitator with school layout
Discussed past teacher data collected
Formatted a teacher survey to measure teacher change/growth and future needs
Senior Management Meeting:
Reviewed ground covered
Asked and answered questions
Established clear guidelines and expectations for future PD (re Schoolwide vs Clusterwide)
Staff meeting:
Discussed links between Eric Frangeheim PD and SOLO
Viewed and shared SOLO rubric (Thinking Skills)
Discussed and previewed Cluster Reflective Survey
Provided staff time to complete survey.
Who was involved:
Paula Jamieson (Facilitator)
Anne (Lead Teacher)
Dave (Principal) Leon (DP).
Whole Staff (staff meeting)
Future Focus:
Anne to email Paula ICT Strategic plan
Paula to provide link/access to Anne to view Survey Monkey Results/Data
Term: 1
Date: 13/4/11
Time: 10.30 - 3.30
(Later start as morning spent at Principal/Management
meeting at Glenholme with RCICT Cluster)
Programme/
PD Activities:
Who was involved:
Paula Jamieson (Facilitator
Junior teachers (2)
Future Focus/Follow-up:
Term: 2
Date: 11/5/11
Time: 8.20 - 4.15
Programme/
PD Activities:
8.30-9 Milestone Coverage
9-10.30 ( 2 x 45 min sessions with Middle School teachers in their
classrooms on using Ipod Touch and Ipad to develop literacy skills.)
11 – 12.30 Teacher Aides - using Ipads in the classroom with special needs and low ability learners.
1.30-3pm Middle school (one class)
3.15-4.15 Middle and Senior School staff – Flip videos.
Who was involved:
Paula Jamieson (Facilitator)
Anne (Lead Teacher)
3 Middle School Classroom Teacher3 - groups of students
Middle and Senior Staff
Term: 2
Date: 20/6/11
Time:
Programme/
PD Activities:
Morning and Middle Block:
Senior team teachers individually.
They want ideas for how to
capture student reflections for KnowledgeNET -
please can you show them a variety of
ways - voice, video ( have Macbooks and Flip videos) etc etc.
Afternoon Block:
1pm - 2.50pm
Teacher aides on more ideas for
using the Ipads with special needs and English Language Learner students.
Finish school at 2pm
Lunch 12-1pm that day (usually 12.30 - 1.30).
Staff are meeting with Rosemary Cathcart from 2.30- 3.30pm for an
introduction to our next concept for Term 3 - Globalisation.
Feel free to join this meeting when finished with teacher aides. (as a participant not a
presenter).
Meet with Anne 3.30pm
Who was involved:
Paula Jamieson (Facilitator)
Senior Teachers: David, Judith, Sheryl, Susan and Teresa
Teacher Aides:
Note: Also attended Whole school staff meeting
Term: 3
Date: 3/8/11
Time: 8.15 -
Programme/
PD Activities:
Morning Session: Bevan - Dropbox, Music File Conversion, Delicious,
Basic Mac 'housekeeping' eg Command/Tab to quickly view whats open and then Q to quit. Printing from iPad. Using Dropbox on the iPad. 'Viewing' an authentic iPad lesson
(see https://ipaddle.wikispaces.com/iPad+Lessons ).
Discuss presentation for Cluster Conference and possible blurb ideas.
Middle Block: Judith - Writing blurb for Super 7 Conference.
Teacher Aides - Using digital cameras effectively
(Shared the Rule of thirds resource and Tell a Story Wiki).
Explored Apps and options for downloading and managing photos on the iPads.
TA's took 5 photo's each and downloaded onto iPad to show their understanding of the concept of rule of thirds.
Afternoon Block: Karen and Michelle - Briefed re expectations for Cluster Conference.
Planned breakout and wrote blurb.
Anne and two Enrichment students - viewed digital photo's taken previously.
Discussed and role model editing and manipulation using iPhoto.
Discussed criteria for MADE awards and possible entries to date.
Who was involved:
Paula Jamieson (Facilitator)
Anne, Bevan, Judith, Teacher Aides (x5) , Michelle, Karen
Two Students (Mia and Sam)
Term: 3
Date: 27/09/11
Time: 8.30 - 5.00
Programme/
PD Activities:
Morning Session working with 6 learners to convert hardcopy storybooks into digital form.
One group - iMovie.
2 groups Keynote.
Middle Block working with Anne and Dave to reflect on Melbourne trip and to look at future impact to St Mary's eg planning new buildings alterations/spaces.
Afternoon block working with 2 Junior teachers to look at uploading to knowledgeNet, creating sub pages, uploading to Filing Cabinet etc.
Discuss future use/direction/purpose, integration into team reflection etc.
After school staff meeting
Who was involved:
Paula Jamieson (Facilitator)
Term:
Date:
Time:
Programme/
PD Activities:
Who was involved:
Paula Jamieson (Facilitator)
Term:
Date:
Time:
Programme/
PD Activities:
Who was involved:
Paula Jamieson (Facilitator)
Term:
Date:
Time:
Programme/
PD Activities:
Who was involved:
Paula Jamieson (Facilitator)